PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michiel Kortenhorst (ranked 1152 p4p, 1059 weight class) and Jack Ryan (ranked 144 p4p, 133 weight class). Michiel Kortenhorst had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Kortenhorst
vs
Ryan

185 cm
28
200
11 - 8 - 0

180 cm
28
192
8 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michiel Kortenhorst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kortenhorst takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ryan takes a swing at Kortenhorst's ribcage but misses.
Kortenhorst misses with a body shot.
Kortenhorst ducks under a wild hook from Ryan.
Kortenhorst walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ryan cracks a nice hook into Kortenhorst's ribs.
Ryan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Ryan moves into the clinch.
Ryan pushes Kortenhorst back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Ryan.
Kortenhorst with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ryan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

It looks like Michiel Kortenhorst has been cut.
Ryan lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryan stalls.
Ryan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ryan misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Ryan.
Kortenhorst misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kortenhorst tries to land knees in the clinch but Ryan avoids the damage to the body.
Ryan lands with a left to the head.
Kortenhorst blocking some punches.
Ryan is working Kortenhorst over against the cage.
Ryan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ryan scores with a hook to the body.
Kortenhorst blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kortenhorst swings wildly with an uppercut but Ryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Ryan.
Ryan lands a nice uppercut.
Ryan avoiding damage.
Kortenhorst's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ryan tries to throw a body punch but Kortenhorst avoids it by throwing Ryan back against the cage.
I was talking to Kortenhorst's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kortenhorst throws a punch but it's blocked by Ryan.
A short right from Kortenhorst on the inside.
Kortenhorst goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kortenhorst trying to land knees to the body.
Ryan gets through Kortenhorst's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryan lands with a right to the head.
Ryan is stalling here.
A short right from Ryan.
Ryan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kortenhorst backwards.
Kortenhorst creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ryan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ryan misses with a punch on the inside.
Ryan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ryan lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Ryan scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Ryan.
Kortenhorst blocks an uppercut.
Ryan trying to control the position but instead, Kortenhorst has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ryan into the cage.
Kortenhorst tries a knee to the head but Ryan blocks it.
Kortenhorst struggles to land a body shot inside as Ryan controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ryan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kortenhorst working aggressively here.
Kortenhorst misses with a knee to the head.
Ryan is pushing Kortenhorst up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ryan lands a hook that snaps the head of Kortenhorst backwards.
Ryan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ryan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ryan has a couple of punches blocked by Kortenhorst.
A short right from Ryan on the inside.
Ryan avoiding damage as Kortenhorst throws knees to the body.
Ryan scores with a shot to the side of Kortenhorst's head.
Ryan lands with a left to the head.
Kortenhorst fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kortenhorst tries to land knees in the clinch but Ryan avoids the damage to the body.
Ryan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kortenhorsts head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryan misses with a body punch.
Ryan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kortenhorst backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan lands a shot to the body.
Ryan scores with a shoulder strike.
Kortenhorst struggles to land a body shot inside as Ryan controls his hands.
Ryan blocks an elbow strike from Kortenhorst.
Ryan tries to throw a body punch but Kortenhorst avoids it by throwing Ryan back against the cage.
Ryan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kortenhorst or not.
Ryan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ryan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kortenhorst blocks a body shot from Ryan.
Ryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Kortenhorst uses good head movement to avoid it.

Ryan breaks the clinch.
Kortenhorst tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Ryan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Ryan instigates a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ryan is working Kortenhorst over against the cage.
Kortenhorst is breathing heavily.
Ryan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ryan avoids the elbow strike from Kortenhorst, against the cage.
Ryan lands a left hand.
Ryan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Ryan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michiel Kortenhorst's cut.
That's time! Kortenhorst's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ryan cracks Kortenhorst with a good jab.
Kortenhorst looks to land a right hand but Ryan moved out of range.

Ryan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ryan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ryan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kortenhorst struggles to land a body shot inside as Ryan controls his hands.
Ryan is leaning against Kortenhorst and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Ryan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ryan.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ryan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Ryan.
Ryan lands a body punch.
Jack Ryan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Ryan.
A short left from Ryan.
Ryan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ryan lands an uppercut.
Ryan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ryan lands a body punch.
Ryan lands an uppercut.

Kortenhorst is rocked!
Ryan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kortenhorsts head.
Oh Kortenhorst is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Kortenhorst to his knees! Ryan keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Ryan!
A relieved looking Jack Ryan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.